Saturday, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:41
Yes Doug the Detroit is the leader and still the best maker of auto lockers and LSDs on the market.
I could understand the cost of a detroit locker due to it replacing the entire diff centre where the no-spin and Lokka only replace the
spider and side gears.
I therefore couldnt justify the additional cost of the no-spin compared to the Lokka, being the same type of diff locker in operation and construction.
The standard of manufacture might be of higher quality in the detroit over the Lokka but I have two points on that....
1. Most maufacturing is done in China now and I doubt whether the detroit is produced in the US anymore. Probably come out of the same factory in China as the Lokka.
2. I have never hear of one failure in the Lokkas...they have proven to be as strong or stronger than the axles and CVs they operate and therefore there should be no need to worry about a failure.
As always they are personal choice and after 5 years Im still stoked with the intial cost and continuing operation of my Lokka. Im glad you are happy with yours but some might not be able to afford that cost and hence are looking for a cheaper but comparable performance locker.
Oh and yes....front is always dearer to install, be it IFS or solid...rear diff always easier to remove than front.
All the best
Matt.
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